Aaron Glenn is getting a re-examination from the Jets for his or her head teaching emptiness, this one in particular person.
Glenn, who was drafted twelfth general by the Jets in 1994 and is the Lions defensive coordinator, interviewed with the Jets just about whereas Detroit was nonetheless in its playoff run.
With the Lions eradicated from the playoffs by Washington on Saturday night time, Glenn is free to make in-person visits with groups. He’s reportedly scheduled to go to the Saints on Wednesday for an in-person interview.
Glenn has additionally interviewed just about with the Saints, with whom he additionally has ties, having coached defensive backs in New Orleans from 2016-’20 and the place he performed in 2008.
The Jets, after all, stay and not using a common supervisor, which can complicate issues if staff proprietor Woody Johnson needs to rent Glenn.
As a result of if Johnson needs to draw whomever his high GM candidate is, that job maybe turns into much less enticing if that GM has nothing to do with the hiring of the staff’s head coach.
To that finish, the Jets are set to interview Commanders assistant GM Lance Newmark on Tuesday for the second time, in line with ESPN. Newmark, who’s in his first season with Washington, spent the earlier 26 seasons with the Lions and has labored with Glenn.
The Jets have interviewed some 15 candidates for his or her vacant common supervisor place. They’ve interviewed 16 candidates for his or her vacant head teaching job.